Harrow County
American comic book series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American comic book series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harrow County is an American comic book series that ran from 2015 to 2018. It was created by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Tyler Crook, and published by Dark Horse Comics.
| Harrow County | |
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Cover of Harrow County #1 (May 2015). Art by Tyler Crook. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publication date | May 2015 – June 2018 |
| No. of issues | 32 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook |
| Written by | Cullen Bunn Tyler Crook (Tales of Harrow County) |
| Artist(s) | Tyler Crook |
| Letterer(s) | Tyler Crook |
| Colorist(s) | Tyler Crook |
| Collected editions | |
| 1. Countless Haints | ISBN 9781616557805 |
| 2. Twice Told | ISBN 9781616559007 |
| 3. Snake Doctor | ISBN 9781506700717 |
| 4. Family Tree | ISBN 9781506701417 |
| 5. Abandoned | ISBN 9781506701905 |
| 6. Hedge Magic | ISBN 9781506702087 |
| 7. Dark Times A’Coming | ISBN 9781506703978 |
| 8. Done Come Back | ISBN 9781506706634 |
Other Family members include Mildred, Willa, Kaine, Corbin, and Old Buck.
Harrow County began as a serialized prose story called Countless Haints, written by Cullen Bunn and released on his website.[1] Countless Haints ran for ten chapters before it was retired. Later the story was repurposed as an ongoing comic with artist and co-creator Tyler Crook. The main character Madrigal was renamed Emmy, the time period was shifted from present day to the 1930s, and the location was changed from Ahmen's Landing to Harrow County.
When Bunn began working on the series, he wrote the first two arcs so that they told a fairly complete story, though he hoped Harrow County would be popular enough to become an ongoing series. Crook chose to do the book in watercolors to get away from the computer and to make the project more fun for himself. As part of the promotional material for the comic, he created a special ordering form and made process videos showcasing his watercolors.[2] He even wrote music for the first two arcs.[3]
During Harrow County’s run, Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook regularly shared their process in a column called The Harrow County Observer,[4] Tyler Crook's YouTube channel,[5] and in the extensive sketchbook sections of the trade paperback collections.
| Harrow County issues | |||||
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| Story Arc | Issue | Release Date | Story | Art | Extras |
| Countless Haints |
#1[6][7][8] | May 13, 2015 Second Printing: June 17, 2015 Halloween ComicFest: October 29, 2016 |
Cullen Bunn | ART: Tyler Crook COVER: Tyler Crook Jason Latour (HeroesCon variant) Jeff Lemire (Four Color Grails variant) Tyler Crook (Second printing) Tyler Crook (Halloween ComicFest) |
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| #2[9] | June 10, 2015 | Tyler Crook |
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| #3[10] | July 8, 2015 |
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| #4[11] | August 12, 2015 |
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| Twice Told |
#5[12] | September 9, 2015 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #6[13] | October 14, 2015 |
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| #7[14] | November 11, 2015 |
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| #8[15] | December 9, 2015 |
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| Snake Doctor |
#9[16][17] | February 10, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | ART: Carla Speed McNeil COLORS: Jenn Manley Lee LETTERING & COVER: Tyler Crook |
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| #10[18] | March 9, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #11[19] | April 13, 2016 |
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| #12[20] | May 11, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | ART: Hannah Lavender COVER: Tyler Crook |
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| Family Tree |
#13[21] | June 8, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #14[22] | July 13, 2016 |
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| #15[23] | August 10, 2016 |
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| #16[24] | September 14, 2016 |
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| Abandoned | #17[25] | October 19, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | ART: Carla Speed McNeil COLORS: Jenn Manley Lee LETTERING & COVERS: Tyler Crook |
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| #18[26] | November 23, 2016 |
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| #19[27] | December 28, 2016 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #20[28] | January 25, 2017 |
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| Hedge Magic |
#21[29] | March 8, 2017 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #22[30] | April 12, 2017 |
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| #23[31] | May 10, 2017 |
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| #24[32] | June 14, 2017 |
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| Dark Times A’Coming |
#25[33] | September 13, 2017 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #26[34] | October 11, 2017 |
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| #27[35] | November 8, 2017 |
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| #28[36] | December 13, 2017 |
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| Done Come Back |
#29[37] | March 21, 2018 | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook |
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| #30[38] | April 25, 2018 |
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| #31[39] | May 30, 2018 | — | |||
| #32[40] | June 27, 2018 | ||||
Most issues of Harrow County include Tales of Harrow County backup stories. This extra material is only collected in the hardcover library editions.[41] The one-page story "Lovelorn" (story by Cullen Bunn, art by Tyler Crook) was accidentally left out of Harrow County #31, so Dark Horse Comics debuted it as a free online comic.[42]
| Tales of Harrow County short stories | ||||
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| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Appeared in |
| Baptism | Cullen Bunn | Owen Gieni | Harrow County #1 | |
| What was Lost | Harrow County #2 | |||
| All Hallows' Eve | Harrow County #3 | |||
| The Bat House | Tyler Crook | Ma'at Crook | Harrow County #5 | |
| The Hunter | Harrow County #6 | |||
| Daughters | Tyler Crook | Cat Farris | Harrow County #7 | |
| Mold | Simon Roy | Harrow County #8 | ||
| Friends | Jessica Mahon | Harrow County #9 | ||
| The Butcher | David Rubín | Harrow County #10 | ||
| Haint Train | Kate Leth | Harrow County #11 | ||
| The Holler | Kel McDonald | Harrow County #12 | ||
| The Butler | Brian Hurtt | Matt Kindt | Harrow County #13–16 | |
| The Tithe | Cullen Bunn | Owen Gieni | Harrow County #17 | |
| Priscilla | Tyler Crook | Aud Koch | Harrow County #18–21 | |
| Worship Music | Chris Schweizer | Harrow County #22 | ||
| The Possum Lady | Harrow County #23 | |||
| Exterminator | Tyler Crook | Alise Gluškova | Harrow County #26 | |
| Combine | Harrow County #27 | |||
| The Radio | Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein | Christianne Goudreau | Harrow County #28 | |
| Henry | Tyler Crook | Harrow County #29 | ||
| Scripture | Tyler Crook | Cat Farris | Harrow County #30 | |
| Lovelorn | Cullen Bunn | Tyler Crook | Dark Horse blog[42] | |
On September 10, 2019, Dark Horse Comics announced the spinoff series Tales from Harrow County (not to be confused with the Tales of Harrow County short stories). The series was initially announced as a way to tell stories with different main characters from many different time periods of Harrow County. Misfit City artist Naomi Franquiz drew the first miniseries, Death's Choir, with Bernice as the protagonist.[43] Emily Schnall later joined the Tales from Harrow County team for the second arc.[44]
| Tales from Harrow County issues | ||||
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| Story Arc | Issue | Release Date | Story | Art |
| Death's Choir |
#1[45][46] | December 18, 2019 | Cullen Bunn | Naomi Franquiz LETTERING: Tyler Crook COVERS: Naomi Franquiz Tyler Crook (variants) |
| #2[47][48] | January 15, 2020 | |||
| #3[49][50] | February 12, 2020 | |||
| #4[51][52] | March 11, 2020 | |||
| Fair Folk | #1[53][54] | July 21, 2021 | Cullen Bunn | Emily Schnall LETTERING: Tyler Crook COVERS: Emily Schnall Tyler Crook (variants) |
| #2[55][56] | August 18, 2021 | |||
| #3[57][58] | September 22, 2021 | |||
| #4[59][60] | October 20, 2021 | |||
| Lost Ones | #1[61][62] | May 11, 2022 | Cullen Bunn | Emily Schnall LETTERING: Tyler Crook COVERS: Emily Schnall Tyler Crook (variants) |
| #2[63][64] | June 15, 2022 | |||
| #3[65][66] | July 13, 2022 | |||
| #4[67][68] | August 17, 2022 | |||
The trade paperback collections of Harrow County generally come out around four to five months after the final issue of the arc being collected.
| Trade paperbacks | ||||||
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| Series | Volume | Title | Release Date | Material collected | Extras | ISBN |
| Harrow County | ||||||
| 1 | Countless Haints[69] | December 2, 2015 | Harrow County #1–4 |
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9781616557805 | |
| 2 | Twice Told[70] | April 13, 2016 | Harrow County #5–8 |
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9781616559007 | |
| 3 | Snake Doctor[71] | September 14, 2016 | Harrow County #9–12 |
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9781506700717 | |
| 4 | Family Tree[72] | January 25, 2017 | Harrow County #13–16 |
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9781506701417 | |
| 5 | Abandoned[73] | May 24, 2017 | Harrow County #17–20 |
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9781506701905 | |
| 6 | Hedge Magic[74] | October 11, 2017 | Harrow County #21–24 |
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9781506702087 | |
| 7 | Dark Times A’Coming[75] | March 21, 2018 | Harrow County #25–28 |
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9781506703978 | |
| 8 | Done Come Back[76] | October 3, 2018 | Harrow County #29–32 |
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9781506706634 | |
| Tales from Harrow County |
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| 1 | Death's Choir[77] | July 8, 2020 | Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir #1–4 |
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9781506716817 | |
| 2 | Fair Folk[78] | March 23, 2022 | Tales from Harrow County: Fair Folk #1–4 |
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9781506722610 | |
| 3 | Lost Ones[79] | January 4, 2023 | Tales from Harrow County: Lost Ones #1–4 |
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9781506729954 | |
After Harrow County finished, Dark Horse Comics announced that the series would be recollected in library editions. These hardcover volumes print the comics at a larger size and collect all the special features from both the original issues and the trade paperback collections.
| Hardcover library editions | ||||
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| Title | Release Date | Material collected | Extras | ISBN |
| Harrow County Volume One[80] |
November 14, 2018 |
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9781506710648 |
| Harrow County Volume Two[81] |
March 20, 2019 |
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9781506710655 |
| Harrow County Volume Three[82] |
July 24, 2019 |
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9781506710662 |
| Harrow County Volume Four[83] |
October 23, 2019 |
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9781506710679 |
| Tales from Harrow County Volume One[84] |
October 5, 2022 |
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9781506722764 |
In 2020, Harrow County was recollected in paperback omnibus editions. These editions do not include any special material.
| Paperback omnibus editions | ||||
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| Title | Release Date | Material collected | ISBN | |
| Harrow County Omnibus One[85] |
January 6, 2021 | Harrow County #1–16 | 9781506719917 | |
| Harrow County Omnibus Two[86] |
June 30, 2021 | Harrow County #17–32 | 9781506719917 | |
At the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup, Harrow County and Tales from Harrow County have received an average score of 8.4 out of 10 based on 205 reviews, with the final issue of the original series averaging at 9.5.[87] In the years since the original series ended, it has shown up on numerous recommended reads and best-of lists for horror comics.[88][89][90][91][92][93][94]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Bram Stoker Awards | Graphic Novel | Harrow County – Volume 1: Countless Haints | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Eisner Awards | Best New Series | Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook | Nominated | |
| Ghastly Awards | Best Ongoing Title | Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook | Won | ||
| Best Writer | Cullen Bunn | Won | |||
| Best Artist | Tyler Crook | Won |
| Harrow County | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | April 13, 2015 (Volume 1)[98] April 30, 2016 (Volume 2)[99] |
| Genre | Book soundtrack |
In 2015, Tyler Crook released a book soundtrack of Harrow County, a month before Harrow County #1 came out. The music was meant to accompany the series' first arc, Countless Haints, with track titles referencing specific moments.[100] A second volume for the Twice Told arc came out the following year.
The soundtrack was repurposed in 2022 for GraphicAudio's Harrow County audio dramas.[101]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Countless Haints" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "The Dying Calf" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Pa" | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Out in the Woods" | 2:42 |
| 5. | "The Skinless Boy" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Under the Trees" | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Waking the Graveyard" | 1:30 |
| 8. | "The Abandoned" | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 24:41 | |
All tracks are written by Tyler Crook
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Harrow County Theme" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Summer on the Farm" | 2:49 |
| 3. | "The Creatures of the Forest & The Farm" | 3:07 |
| 4. | "What About Kammi" | 2:01 |
| 5. | "Priscilla of the Mill" | 3:29 |
| 6. | "A Picnic for the Abandoned" | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Hester Beck" | 1:16 |
| Total length: | 20:05 | |
In April 2021, Dark Horse Comics announced that they had entered into a multi-year agreement with GraphicAudio to create audio dramas of their comics.[102] The announcement of Harrow County being adapted came the following year in August.[103] The audio drama was released across two volumes, the first on September 26, 2022[104] and the second on Halloween a month later.[105]
Bunn had long wanted an audio drama of the series and had even been pushing for an audio drama adaption before the GraphicAudio deal happened. Director and adaption writer Scott McCormick selected Harrow County after Dark Horse sent him the first four issues and he became enamored with the narrator's voice. In adapting the story, McCormick kept Bunn's dialogue for the characters, but had to augment and write additional material for the narrator. Crook's book soundtrack was used for the music in the audio drama, though sound designer Abby Rose Raetz also wrote additional pieces inspired by Crook's music.[103]
On October 5, 2022, Off the Page Games launched a Kickstarter campaign for Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict. Designed by Jay Cormier and Shad Miller, the game also features original art by Tyler Crook and "flavor text" in the cards and instructions by Cullen Bunn. It is set to debut some time in late 2023.[106]
As part of a first look deal between Universal Cable Productions and Dark Horse, a Harrow County television series was in development as of 2015.[107]
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